A Samanid polychrome buffware bowl, Persia, probably Nishapur, 10th century, underglaze brown, yellow and green painted earthenware, with central figure of a horse, ridden by a panther or chettah, surrounded by scrolling border, various old collection and auction labels, 20.5cm diameter Provenance: Formerly H.K. Monif (died 1964), New York (bears label on reverse); acquired from Binoche et Giquello, 24 June 2016, lot 60, Binoche and Giquello, Paris, 24th June 2016, lot 60 For a discussion of this type of early Persian Islamic pottery, see Oliver Watson, Ceramics from Islamic Lands: the Al-Sabah Collection, London 2004, pp.246-251. Condition Report: Broken and restored, areas of repainting, ownership labels on reverse, one reading "H.[K.] Moni[f] New York". Condition Report Disclaimer
A Samanid polychrome buffware bowl, Persia, probably Nishapur, 10th century, underglaze brown, yellow and green painted earthenware, with central figure of a horse, ridden by a panther or chettah, surrounded by scrolling border, various old collection and auction labels, 20.5cm diameter Provenance: Formerly H.K. Monif (died 1964), New York (bears label on reverse); acquired from Binoche et Giquello, 24 June 2016, lot 60, Binoche and Giquello, Paris, 24th June 2016, lot 60 For a discussion of this type of early Persian Islamic pottery, see Oliver Watson, Ceramics from Islamic Lands: the Al-Sabah Collection, London 2004, pp.246-251. Condition Report: Broken and restored, areas of repainting, ownership labels on reverse, one reading "H.[K.] Moni[f] New York". Condition Report Disclaimer
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